Patents by Inventor Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer

Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5935561
    Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous conditioning shampoo compositions comprising an anionic detersive surfactant component; an organic, cationic, hair conditioning polymer, and from about 0.01% to about 1.0% by weight of a water insoluble, synthetic ester having a viscosity of from about 1 to about 300 centipoise, and which conforms to either of the following formuls ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl or hydroxyalkenyl group, having from 7 to 9 carbon atoms; n is a positive integer having a value of from 2 to 4; R.sup.2 is an alkyl, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl or hydroxyalkenyl group, having from 8 to 10 carbon atoms; and Y is an alkyl, alkenyl, hydroxy or carboxy substituted alkyl or alkenyl, having from about 2 to about 20 carbon atoms; and an organic, water insoluble, conditioning oil having a viscosity of from about 1 to about 300 centipoise, selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon oils, fatty esters other than the above synthetic esters, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Everett Junior Inman, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer
  • Patent number: 5932203
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to conditioning shampoo compositions which comprise (A) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of an anionic surfactant component selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactants having an attached group that is anionic at the pH of the composition, and combinations thereof; (B) from about 0.05% to about 3% by weight of an organic, cationic, hair conditioning polymer; (C) from about 0.01% to about 1.0% by weight of a water insoluble, synthetic ester having a viscosity of from about 1 to about 300 centipoise, and which conforms to either of the following formulas ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl or hydroxyalkenyl group, having from 7 to 9 carbon atoms; n is a positive integer having a value of from 2 to 4; R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Everett Junior Inman
  • Patent number: 5891833
    Abstract: A process for preparing liquid personal cleansing compositions which provides enhanced perfume deposition on the skin and which provides increased on-skin fragrance longevity. The liquid personal cleansing compositions contain from about 0.01% to about 5% of a cationic polymer; from about 1% to about 80% of an anionic surfactant; from about 0.01% to about 5% of a volatile perfume; and water. The ratio of the cationic polymer to the anionic surfactant ranges from about 1:100 to about 1:2. The process involves first forming a premix comprising the cationic polymer, the volatile perfume and water, and then adding the premix to a personal cleansing base composition which comprises anionic surfactant and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Karl Shiqing Wei, Louis Fay Wong, Mark Richard Sine, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Toan Trinh
  • Patent number: 5855878
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle system having a thickening system which comprises a nonionic long-chain alkylated water-soluble polymer and a specific cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant component dispersed in a compatible solvent. The quaternary surfactant component has an iodine value of at least about 15. The quaternary surfactant component is characterized by having a sufficient level of unsaturated C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 alkyl or C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 alkyl amido C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylene radicals such that the average iodine value is at least about 15. These vehicle systems are useful in cosmetic compositions which are used to deliver an active component to the hair or skin. The vehicle systems are particularly useful in hair care compositions, especially rinse-off hair conditioning and styling compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Melissa Smith Monich, Steven Hilary Leitch, Raymond Edward Bolich, Jr., Patrick Columkille McCall
  • Patent number: 5843418
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle system having a thickening system which comprises a nonionic long-chain alkylated water-soluble polymer and a specific cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant component dispersed in a compatible solvent. The quaternary surfactant component has an iodine value of at least about 15. The quaternary surfactant component is characterized by having a sufficient level of unsaturated C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 alkyl or C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 alkyl amido C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylene radicals such that the average iodine value is at least about 15. These vehicle systems are useful in cosmetic compositions which are used to deliver an active component to the hair or skin. The vehicle systems are particularly useful in hair care compositions, especially rinse-off hair conditioning and styling compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Melissa Smith Monich, Steven Hilary Leitch, Raymond Edward Bolich, Jr., Patrick Columkille McCall
  • Patent number: 5843875
    Abstract: Disclosed are liquid personal cleansing compositions comprising a specific surfactant component comprising an ethoxylated alkyl sulfate surfactant having from about 1 to about 8 moles of ethoxylation and an amphoteric surfactant, a select soluble cellulosic cationic organic polymer, and a volatile perfume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Karl Shiqing Wei, Louis Fay Wong, Mark Richard Sine, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Toan Trinh
  • Patent number: 5837661
    Abstract: Disclosed are hair conditioning shampoo compositions comprising from about 5% to about 50% by weight of a detersive surfactant, from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight of a silicone hair conditioning agent, from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a suspending agent, from about 0.025% to about 1.5% by weight of selected polyalkylene glycols, preferably polyethylene glycols having from about 1,500 to about 25,000 degrees of ethoxylation, and water, and optionally one or more additional materials known for use in shampoo or conditioning compositions, which compositions provide excellent cleansing and conditioning benefits, and further provide enhanced conditioning impression by way of enhanced spreadability through hair, and denser, thicker lather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark David Evans, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Everett Junior Inman, Susan Marie Guskey, Hirotaka Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 5807543
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle system having a thickening system which comprises a nonionic long-chain alkylated water-soluble polymer and a specific cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant component dispersed in a compatible solvent. The quaternary surfactant component has an iodine value of at least about 15. The quaternary surfactant component is characterized by having a sufficient level of unsaturated C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 alkyl or C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 alkyl amido C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylene radicals such that the average iodine value is at least about 15. These vehicle systems are useful in cosmetic compositions which are used to deliver an active component to the hair or skin. The vehicle systems are particularly useful in hair care compositions, especially rinse-off hair conditioning and styling compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Melissa Smith Monich, Steven Hilary Leitch, Raymond Edward Bolich, Jr., Patrick Columkille McCall, Jose Antonio Carballada
  • Patent number: 5807545
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle system having a thickening system which comprises a nonionic long-chain alkylated water-soluble polymer and a specific cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant component dispersed in a compatible solvent. The quaternary surfactant component has an iodine value of at least about 15. The quaternary surfactant component is characterized by having a sufficient level of unsaturated C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 alkyl or C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 alkyl amido C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylene radicals such that the average iodine value is at least about 15. These vehicle systems are useful in cosmetic compositions which are used to deliver an active component to the hair or skin. The vehicle systems are particularly useful in hair care compositions, especially rinse-off hair conditioning and styling compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Melissa Smith Monich, Steven Hilary Leitch, Raymond Edward Bolich, Jr., Patrick Columkille McCall, Jose Antonio Carballada
  • Patent number: 5804538
    Abstract: Liquid personal cleansing compositions which provide enhanced perfume deposition on the skin and which provide increased on-skin fragrance longevity. The liquid personal cleansing compositions contain from about 0.5% to about 5% of a cationic material, from about 1% to about 80% of an anionic surfactant, from about 0.01 to about 5% of a volatile perfume, and water. The ratio of cationic polymer to the anionic surfactant ranges from about 1:15 to about 1:5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Karl Shiqing Wei, Louis Fay Wong, Mark Richard Sine, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Toan Trinh
  • Patent number: 5776871
    Abstract: Provided is a anti-dandruff shampoo composition comprising: (a) from about 8% to about 40%, by weight, of detersive surfactant, said composition comprising from about 5% to about 40% of anionic detersive surfactant; (b) from about 0.05% to about 5%, by weight, of a dispersed, insoluble silicone conditioning agent; (c) from about 0.01% to about 1.0%, by weight, of a stabilizing agent for the silicone conditioning agent, said stabilizing agent being a shampoo soluble cationic polymer; (d) from about 50% to about 91.5%, by weight, water; wherein said shampoo composition is substantially free of suspending agents selected from the group consisting of crystalline suspending agents and anionic, nonionic, and amphoteric polymeric thickening agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Philip Earl Cothran, Thomas Francis Gauthier, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer
  • Patent number: 5756436
    Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous conditioning shampoo compositions which comprise an anionic detersive surfactant component; dispersed, liquid, droplets of a water insoluble, hair conditioning agent having a number average particle diameter of from about 0.01 microns to about 2000 microns; from about 0.025% to about 5% by weight of an organic, cationic, non crosslinked, deposition or conditioning polymer having a cationic charge density of from about 4 meq/gm to about 7 meq/gm and an average molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 1 million. The cationic polymer, in combination with anionic detersive surfactant component and other essential components, provides improved deposition of the conditioning agent on hair or skin, even when the dispersed conditioning agent particles have a number average particle size of up to about 2,000 microns. The composition may be applied to skin or hair, and provides improved conditioning performance even without the use of the dispersed hair conditioning agent particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Douglas Allan Royce, Susan Marie Guskey, Everett Junior Inman, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer
  • Patent number: 5648323
    Abstract: Provided are high lathering, conditioning shampoo compositions with improved deposition of nonvolatile, insoluble, dispersed phase fluid conditioning agent, said compositions comprising: (a) from about 5% to about 29.5%, by weight, of anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfates and alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, acids thereof, and mixtures thereof; (b) from about 0.5% to about 5%, by weight, of N-acylamino acid anionic surfactant and salts thereof; (c) from about 0.05% to about 10%, by weight, of nonvolatile, insoluble fluid conditioning agent dispersed in said composition; (d) from about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Philip Earl Cothran